Description: After extensive renovations of the Old Patent Office Building that houses the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture held a grand opening July 1, 2006.
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Lucille St. Hoyme (1924-2001), J. Lawrence Angel (1915-1986), and Thomas Dale Stewart (1901-1997), 1967, by Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Lucille St. Hoyme (1924-2001), J. Lawrence Angel (1915-1986), and Thomas Dale Stewart (1901-1997), 1967, by Smithsonian Institution
Description: The Smithsonian was established in 1846 as a public trust by an act of Congress that also created a Board of Regents charged with establishing an institution “for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.” Find out more about how the Smithsonian is organized and governed in the pages below.
Description: Throughout March, archivists from the Smithsonian Institution Archives archivists blogged about the women scientists in the Science Service Records (1902-1965). Here is a reflection on their experience.
Description: A daily photo highlight from Smithsonian collections. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="426" caption="Rendering of the north front of the Museum of History and Technology (MHT), now the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History (NMAH), photographed from a colored drawing made by Elliot Glushak in 1961, 1961, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print,
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